Chapter 22 Wanting it to be a surprise and not give Carter time to think of reasons to wash his hands of her she showed up at his house. She didn’t know where else he would be. Any time she saw him was at his house. She rang the doorbell before she could talk herself out of it. On the drive over she went over her speech, perfecting it. It was the first time she had ever had to convince a man to give her a chance, or a second chance so she wanted it to be perfect. She went over it again one more time to make sure she didn’t forget to say anything. Her nerves were making her shake. She clenched and unclenched her hands hoping that would help. Her heart raced until she thought it might pump out of her chest. Why was she so nervous? This was Carter. He knew more about her than even Abbie. H